Primary forests, hiking ...

For small or large walkers

Bukit Peramun

One of the most beautiful forest ...

It's really a place like it is rare, a forest whose resources are still unknown. Protected for 13 years by a visionary community, the Bukit Peramun Forest has become a true icon of Belitung. The association Arsel works there seriously, and can offer you all the conveniences desirable: toilets, shelters, competent guides ... On our request, we can organize hikes in the preserved part of the forest, the one which is not open to the public. In addition, always on order, the association has developed a technique to observe at night the Tarsius endemic Belitung ...

 

Lingsum Kawai

In the rainy season, this site offers the largest waterfall Belitung ... The village of Air Nangka worked more than six months, two days a week, to create a road to the foot of the mountain. It is also the starting point of the GR1 hiking trail, the GR1 which takes place on two days of full forest to the mountain of Gunung Kubing.

Gunung Tajam

The top ...

Gunung Tajam is the highest point of Belitung at 512 m, it is also and above all a very beautiful steep forest (tajam means sharp). It has a beautiful waterfall called Nurok Beraye which is the starting point for the pilgrimage of Makam Abubakar. Abubakar is one of the holy men who brought the Muslim religion to Belitung.

Burung Mandi

The mountain of Burung Mandi is the second highest of Belitung. Located on the north-east coast, it is away from any village and dwelling. Its forest is also well preserved from illegal timber cutting, only the inhabitants of the village of Burung Mandi have the right to take a tree to make their Kater, traditional outrigger canoes, carved in a piece of wood. The canoe is carved in the forest before the village meets to bring it to the village ... So it is a very minimal exploitation that does not harm the ecosystem. This forest offers beautiful walks where sometimes you can contemplate the sea below ...

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